The Research Alliance for Urban Goori Health (RAUGH) was established in 2021 as a formal partnership between Metro North Health, the University of Queensland’s Poche Centre for Indigenous Health (‘UQ Poche Centre’) and the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH).
RAUGH is administered through the UQ Poche Centre and the Queensland Health’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Division is a key stakeholder.
Who are we?
Governance Structure
The Alliance reports through the Executive Director to a Governance Committee comprised of partnering organisations’ representatives and First Peoples Elders and operates under Aboriginal Terms of Reference.
Our Team
Professor James Ward
Executive Director
James is a Pitjantjatjara and Nukunu man, an infectious diseases epidemiologist and a national leader in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research. He is currently the Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at The University of Queensland.
Dr Saira Sanjida
Research Fellow
Saira has an academic background in pharmacy and public health. She has also worked as a Senior Research Technician at the Centre for Health Service Research and Dermatology Research Centre. Her main research interests are psycho-oncology and cancer survivorship.
